trape-trape
\tʁap.tʁap\
The verdict
“trape-trape” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeu du loup.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trape-trape · trape-trape · French
trape-trape · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trape-trape |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁap.tʁap\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
trape-trape is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tʁap.tʁap\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeu du loup.".
No misspelling variants are generated for trape-trape in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is trape-trape, spelled T-R-A-P-E---T-R-A-P-E.
Definition
- 1Jeu du loup.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trape-trape appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quand j’étais enfant, on jouait à la vielheta [la petite vieille]. C’était un jeu de trape-trape. Un enfant faisait la vielheta, les autres suivaient et lui disaient : « End vas, vielheta ? [Où vas-tu, petite vieille ?]» — (Laure Alexandre, www.occitan-aveyron.fr)
Pour les plus jeunes, il n'est pas encore question de conter fleurette, plutôt de jouer à « trape-trape » ou au ballon, de s'emmêler dans les filets, de se procurer des frissons sur les balançoires ou encore de descendre à toute berzingue des toboggans.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.